Vol. 6, Issue 5, Part A (2020)

Abstract
The conceptual design of the concentrating solar power plant (CSPP) includes selection and sizing of solar field, power generation cycle, types of working fluids, sizing of the power block, etc. The conceptual design is based on a mathematical modeling of the CSPP. In the present studies, solar thermal system, a turbine is integrated with 1.2 kW generators, and steam is produced by flow loop energized by solar parabolic trough concentrators. One of the most significant factors for the successful conceptual design of a CSPP is a precise determination of the transient solar radiation over the day and the season. Accordingly, in-situ measurements of the direct normal irradiance (DNI) has been carried out and used as input to the mathematical model.